Bosnalijek d d Sarajevo : celebrates 65 years of successful work

14.08.2016 14:00:00 CET

Bosnalijek celebrates 65 years of successful work

The greatest BH pharmaceutical company, Bosnalijek, celebrates 65 years of successful work in this year. From a modest drug producer that started its activities way back in 1951, Bosnalijek is today not only the company B&H takes pride in, but also a recognisable brand in 13 countries throughout the world.

Following business revitalisation, Bosnalijek saw even better and more successful sales results in the last couple of years, both in local and international markets. In year 2015, Bosnalijek recorded more than 122 million BAM of sales income, representing a multimillion growth compared to previous year. Moreover, Bosnalijek has continuously been reporting a positive trend in export markets as well, where 79 million BAM was realised, or 65 percent from the total sales income.

Alongside the sales increase, this successful BH company has notably expanded its product portfolio in last two years.

''We follow world trends and make business keeping abreast with them. We have expanded our portfolio with 48 new products. The growing world's trend of self-care has motivated our production of food supplements. We currently market eight food supplements with pharmaceutical quality. We have launched 29 prescription medicines onto the market, as well as 11 over-the-counter medicines'', emphasized Nedim Uzunović, CEO to Bosnalijek.

Corporate policy of Bosnalijek supports professionalism, innovativeness, readiness to learn and commitment to work. Job creation and development of experts is one of the strategic focuses of Bosnalijek.

''Bosnalijek currently employs 847 persons, of whom almost a half have university degrees. We recruited 86 new employees in last two years alone', Mr. Uzunović said, emphasising: ''We believe in ourselves, we believe in the quality of our products being sold throughout the world, we believe in accomplishment of our vision'.

In the year of celebrating 65 years of successful work, Bosnalijek is pleased to stress a fact that different levels of government have finally recognised potential and significance of local manufacturers, and made a positive move towards them.

As a socially responsible company, Bosnalijek shares its business success with the wider community. Following its mission of improving the quality of life, it offers maximum support to qualitative and valuable projects, and events in area of culture, healthcare, sports, science and education.

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